Let’s put the cans on the table right now. I am a major fan of Sugar Free Red Bull. It wakes me up and it keeps me going. And if given the choice between the various flavors and the original sugar free compound, I’ll drink the regular formula, as those other flavors just don’t work…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The hidden evolution of Black Betty
You most likely know the classic 1978 rock song “Black Betty,” as performed by the one-hit wonder group Ram Jam. You can hear it now as you’re reading this blog post. But what if I told you that the Ram Jam version not only isn’t the most unique version of the classic blues song ……
Read MoreLiberty Mutual: “You only pay for what WE NEED.”
Background. In December 2024, I received my renewal notices from Liberty Mutual, who handled my automobile and renters insurance policies. I was very unhappy with their skyrocketing premium rates, as well as their “the dog ate your homework” excuses for jacking up those rates. So I cut them loose, and signed up with an independent…
Read MoreHorsepower
In general terms, “horsepower” is a measurement of how much power an engine can produce. In America, one horsepower is 745.7 watts, or “1 hp.” There’s also “metric horsepower,” which is about 735 watts or so. This is important. Because last Saturday, I went to the harness track with my camera gear, hoping to capture…
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Returning to the Corinth Reservoir, 2025 Edition
This was a complicated confluence. But somehow, some way … I still achieved great things from it. Let me explain. I adore astrophotography – Milky way, meteors, eclipses, star trails, all of that. And the original plan was to travel to Brown Tract Pond in Raquette Lake, New York – New York’s darkest night sky…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, July 26 2025
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Hope you have a great weekend planned. Seems like a beautiful day in the Capital District, so there’s plenty of opportunities to go out and have a great time. Me? I’m going to start my day with a little hard work. And by “little hard work,” I mean this…
Read MoreHulk Hogan don’t work for me, bruddah.
I will give Hulk Hogan his flowers. He revolutionized the appeal of professional wrestling. He was a larger than life character in a sport full of larger than life characters. He had charisma in buckets. He was marketable like no one would believe. He could sell out an arena in nothing flat. For over twenty…
Read MoreCaption Time: The Light Switch
Cracked magazine brought this to my attention, and I could not help but share this with all of you. There was a company called Hartland Plastics, and they manufactured various plastic and Bakelite products over the years, mostly kitschy stuff like religious trinkets and whatnot. Well, someone at Hartland Plastics thought they had a great…
Read MoreTrains to the New York State Fair would work … except …
I appreciate the New York State Fair. It’s my summertime happy place, where I can submit my crafts and photos for competition, I can eat wacky Franken-food, and I can feel like there’s not a care in the world. Traveling to the New York State Fair from Albany, however, does bring a series of options.…
Read More“I used to rule the world …”
I didn’t have to be a fan of Stephen Colbert to know that last week’s news about his last night TV show was about as suspect as a game of three-card monte. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is one of the top programs on late night television, yet last week CBS announced the show…
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